Keen golfers have a great chance to get on the fairway to heaven — a golf classic is taking place at Castlemartyr Resort next month to raise funds for vital preservation and restoration work at St Mary’s Church in Cork.

A young woman who tried to carry out a burglary at a church broke a window and was hoisted in by her accomplice but she got stuck half-way and was unable to complete the crime.

Vacant shop windows are being transformed into artistic tourist information panels as part of a new approach to tackle dereliction in Cork City.